Extra Questions

1) How many cases are filed with the Supreme Court each year?

- The Supreme Court usually hears between 75-100 cases per year. Sometimes, those cases are carried on to the next years.


2)Why are Supreme Court cases so important

- They allow people to have their constitutional rights and civil liberties.


3)On what day does the Supreme Court begin a new term?

- The Supreme Court begins their term on the first Monday in October.


4)How much time does each side have to present their argument?

- Each side has about thirty minutes to present their argument.


5)What is the criteria for the Supreme Court to hear a case?

-The case must have something to do with a violation on constitutional rights and or civil liberties.


6)List the two ways cases come to the Supreme Court:

-One way cases come to the Supreme Court is through original jurisdiction, which is a lawsuit between two states. The other way cases come to the Supreme Court is when the cases are appealed from a lower, federal court.